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McBride home-based business rules

Can I run a business from my home in McBride?

McBride, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

Yes, with a Village business licence. McBride licences home businesses, which must be carried on in the residential dwelling only by the resident. The licence is $75 a year under the current fees bylaw. Zoning limits on size, staff and signs could not be read.

Key facts

AllowedThe Village licences "home businesses": a business carried on in a residential dwelling only by the resident of that dwelling. Which zones allow them is set in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 2.1 (Home Business); Business Licensing, Business Licensing page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
“Home Business” means a business which is carried on in a residential dwelling, only by the resident of that dwelling;
This includes businesses that are located outside of McBride, but operate within Village boundaries, seasonal businesses and home-based businesses.
Business licenceYes. Home-based businesses need a business licence. The fee is $75 a year under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026; the Village web page still shows $50.Sources differ: Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (adopted Nov. 1, 2026) repeals Bylaw 805, 2022; the Village web pages still cite Bylaw 805. Bylaw 805 set Home Business at $50. Bylaw 847 followed.Business Licensing, Business Licensing page; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026, Schedule J, 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
This includes businesses that are located outside of McBride, but operate within Village boundaries, seasonal businesses and home-based businesses.
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LimitsUnder the licence bylaw the business must be carried on in the residential dwelling only by the resident. Floor area, employees, clients, parking, signs and outdoor storage limits are in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 2.1 (Home Business) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
means a business which is carried on in a residential dwelling, only by the resident of that dwelling;
Businesses not allowedNot confirmed. The Zoning Bylaw has no readable text, so any list of barred businesses could not be read.
BylawBusiness Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014 (consolidated November 2023). Home occupation rules are in the Zoning Bylaw.Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
This Bylaw may be cited as the “Village of McBride Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014”

How it works

Under the Village of McBride's Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014, a home business is one carried on in a residential dwelling only by the resident of that dwelling. Home-based businesses need a business licence. Which zones allow them, and limits on floor area, employees, clients, parking, signs and outdoor storage, are set in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.

Steps

  1. Call the Village Office at 250-569-2229 to check that your zone allows your business.
  2. Complete the Business Licence Application Form from the Village's Business Licensing page and return it to the Village Office with any Northern Health permits.
  3. Pay the licence fee. See the business-licence answer for timing.

Good to know

  • The fee is $75 a year under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026. The Village's web page still shows $50 from the older bylaw. Confirm the amount with the Village.
  • No list of businesses barred from operating at home was found.

Official forms and pages

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Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Business Licensing, Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Business Licence Bylaw No. 752, 2014 (PDF), Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 847, 2026 (PDF), Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Bylaw library, Village of McBride (read 2026-11-08)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. How answers are checked.